Reminders of Faith

"It hurts when God has to pry things out of our hands." Corrie Ten Boom.
Last month, when I was in Illinois working at Hearts at Home with Share HIS Story, I had the opportunity to visit a very dear young woman in my life. I met Marci years ago, when I was working for Memories Expo and I hired her to be a Regional Director for Memories ... read more

Today at our MOPS meeting, we had our annual Tea & Treasures meeting where several MOPS Moms shared how God has been at work in their lives. Even though this was the 6th year I have been part of Tea & Treasures - it was still a very special meeting for me.
To hear how God has purposely worked in another’s life is always amazing. As I ... read more

Tomorrow evening, I am hosting our MOPS Moms here for an Ask the Mentor evening. For the last several years, we have always at a least one Ask the Mentor Meeting at MOPS. This year, due to other topics in our schedule - it has been moved from a meeting format to my home. There will be a time where Moms can ask the mothering/wife/life questions ... read more

Since I have been sick - I have finished 2 books Someday by Karen Kingsbury and Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon. Finishing both in the course of a week have left me feeling thankful and lonely - as both of these books contain characters I count as dear friends.
Karen Kingsbury has a way of capturing everyday emotions in her books - her ... read more

Yesterday at MOPS, I did devotions on “feeling like a failure”. Our theme for the day was “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall” focusing on self-esteem. If ever there has been a time in my life, when I totally felt unqualified to speak about self-esteem - it is now. So I truly struggled with what I should say or even if I should change the topic.
With ... read more

God’s call on my life to encourage others to Recognize, Record and Remember God’s faithfulness in my life started in 1997 when I was first exposed to the Scrapbooking Industry. All of my life, I have used photos, scripture and special remembrances to remind me of what God has done in my life. The more involved I became in the Scrapbooking ... read more